Two years of crippling economic decline; famine and near universal poverty haunting the country. Half of the population enduring severe hunger, with malnutrition rates at
By Mahtab Safi*, Mehsa Elham* in Afghanistan, and Freshta Ghani Ishaq’s mud house in Firozkoh city, the capital of Ghor province, faces away from the
By Mahsa Elham, Sana Atif, and Mahtab Safi Every day, Anis Gul, 46, begins her day by pushing a wooden wheelbarrow for more than two
By Matin Mehrab Field research by a team at Herat University shows that the groundwater level of Herat has fallen by 20 to 25 percent
By Sana Atif The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Kandahar has temporarily stopped the activities of nearly 1,600 local mobile classrooms in Kandahar province
By Zaki Anis Facebook policies designed to prevent “violent, hateful, or criminal activity” appear to be stifling the dissemination of critical information about the Taliban
By Matin Mehrab Rasool* had operated a tailor shop in Herat city for the past 15 years and was famous for sewing stylish women’s clothes.
By Mehtab Safi In an effort toward consolidating its gender apartheid in Afghanistan, the Taliban ordered all local and international none-governmental organizations (NGOs) not to
By Freshta Ghani After the Taliban regained power, they singled out women for suppression. They banned girls’ education over grade 6. Women public sector employees
By Freshta Ghani Everything was fine until 10 minutes before 9 p.m on Tuesday, December 20. Shabana* and her mother were having tea at home
